Crazy stuff said against legal marijuana

January 13, 2014 |SEATTLEPI.COM

With recreational marijuana now legal in Colorado and relaxed laws frequently being put before voters in other states, here is what some politicians and talking heads are saying about marijuana and drug policy.

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said.

“A whole lot of folks now are talking about legalizing pot. … You can go to Congress. You can get a conversation. You could get Democrats and Republicans who would say, 'We ought to change our drug policy in some way,' and you could have a real conversation. You could have hearings. You could look at the problem. You could discuss commonsense changes that maybe should happen or shouldn’t happen.

This president didn’t do that. He just said, 'The laws say one thing'—and mind you, these are criminal laws; these are laws that say if you do X, Y, and Z, you will go to prison.

The president announced, 'No, you won’t.' Because, of course, Congress is working so well these days and is known far and wide for civil, honest and constructive conversations. And, of course, the feds made it clear that anything even hinting at being outside of the narrow channel of legalization in Colorado and Washington will be prosecuted. But hey, let’s not let nuance get between us Americans."

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said.

“A whole lot of folks now are talking about legalizing pot. … You can go to Congress. You can get a conversation. You could get Democrats and Republicans who would say, 'We ought to change our drug policy in some way,' and you could have a real conversation. You could have hearings. You could look at the problem. You could discuss commonsense changes that maybe should happen or shouldn’t happen.

This president didn’t do that. He just said, 'The laws say one thing'—and mind you, these are criminal laws; these are laws that say if you do X, Y, and Z, you will go to prison.

The president announced, 'No, you won’t.' Because, of course, Congress is working so well these days and is known far and wide for civil, honest and constructive conversations. And, of course, the feds made it clear that anything even hinting at being outside of the narrow channel of legalization in Colorado and Washington will be prosecuted. But hey, let’s not let nuance get between us Americans."